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Journalism, a profession that has started to become a good paymaster in the last five years has expanded over the years from print, audio, video, multimedia to the latest craze internet (Web content manager). Though journalism has its own ethical lapses, majority of journalists do have high ethical standards and are dedicated to their job, which in reality can be termed as a public service. The basic job profile of a journalist can be termed as gathering and presenting news for a wide variety of media, such as: television, newspapers, radio, news services, magazines, Web publishers and book publishers. To succeed in the field of journalism, there are a lot of personal characteristics that one should posses. Valuable skills include: listening skills, writing skills, the ability to reason and think, imaginative skills, discipline, punctuality, and accuracy. Also, you should like people and have a healthy sense of both curiosity and scepticism. Journalists tend to be the kind of people who do not follow the herd blindly. Apart from this, one should have a good command of the English language. Students without grammar or writing skills are at a serious disadvantage right from day one. With the passage of time, one will also have to develop photographic skills, computer skills and political and cultural awareness.
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